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out·went

   [out-went]
verb
simple past tense of outgo.
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out·go

   [out-goh] noun, plural -goes, verb, -went, -gone, -go·ing.
noun
1.
the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
2.
money paid out; expenditure: a record of income and outgo.
3.
something that goes out; outflow: The outgo of electrical energy had to be increased.
verb (used with object)
4.
to go beyond; outdistance: to outgo the minimum rquirements.
5.
to surpass, excel, or outdo: Each child was encouraged to outgo the others.
6.
Archaic. to go faster than; excel in speed.
Origin:
1520–30; out- + go1
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